United beat City to the signing of Henriquez!

Years of work has paid off for Sir Alex Ferguson as the teenage Chilean striker Angelo Henriquez sticks to his agreement to move Old Trafford despite interest from City.

Fergie convinced the teenage sensation to join Manchester United in whirlwind talks after City made an attempt to hijack the deal. Yesterday the young Chilean striker flew to Manchester for his medical after he decided to stick with United, who have had an agreement set up for him for months, despite Manchester City being ready to pay more for the Chilean.

It is said that Henriquez revealed that his "heart" is still with United - who have courted the young Chilean for years and have even had him over for a visit in his early teens - who he had already came to an agreement two months ago.

                               Henriquez leaving after passing his medical


United had decided to take up the option with Henriquez's club Universidad de Chile to avoid their noisy neighbors out bidding them and taking Henriquez to the Etihad. United will now try to secure a work permit for the Chilean starlet.

Henriquez loved up to his youthful promise after scoring a burst of goals in Universidad's first team. Both Manchester clubs had also been scouting him over the weekend during a tournament in Holland, and his agent was set to meet both clubs.

Though, Henriquez made the decision for himself and headed straight for Old Trafford. With this signing it would seem that Fergie is getting ready to rebuild the team once again. Angelo Henriquez is another good young player with huge potential, this coming after the signings of Shinji Kagawa and Nick Powell two other young players that look set to shine at Old Trafford. Is Van Persie next??

United's RVP deal stalls

Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that Manchester United's bid for Robin Van Persie has stalled.

Van Persie has 11 months left on his contract and has already said that he does not want to sign a new contract at the Emirates.

Ferguson said: "We've made a bid, they [Arsenal] have been trying to negotiate with other clubs,".
He continued to say: "I don't have a gut feeling about it. We can't get a breakthrough with Arsenal."

Ferguson first revealed that United made a bid for the 29 year old Dutch striker on the 20th of July. Though, it is not known whether United have increased their initial bid, said to be around £15 million, but Ferguson has admitted that United might not be successful in their pursuit of Van Persie. Arsenal seem unlikely to enter into formal negotiations unless their £20 million valuation of the Dutch striker is met.

After United's preseason friendly against Barcelona in Gothenburg Ferguson said that its difficult to say why Arsenal are operating in the manner that they are but that the club will just have to persevere in their quest to bring Van Persie to Old Trafford.

Last season Van Persie won the Professional Footballers' Association and Football Writers' Association player of the year awards. He also scored 41 goals in 53 appearances for club and country.

Juventus are said to still be interested in Van Persie. Though, the Premier League champions Manchester City are out of the hunt for the striker after Roberto Mancini revealed the news a few days ago.

Meanwhile, Ferguson also spoke about Lucas Moura's deal to PSG. He said that he finds it quite amazing that the mega rich French club have spent €45 million on the 19 year old Brazilian starlet.